The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-06 00:00:00

MON UM ENT To THE MEMORY OF THE LATE LORD VISCOUNT MELVILLE. Muntnnentum--- Quad non inther edax, non Aquilo invotens Possit diruere, ant innuaterabilis Annorutn series, et fuga ternporurn. Hon. CAR. Lao. M. ODE 30. Various scites had from time to time been in contemplation for this projected Monument, to which the public attention was called several years ago ; and the Calton Hill of Edinburgh was sug gested as a most appropriate one—was approved of by an eminent Architect, and a beautiful de sign given accordingly. No doubt, latterly, the top of Arthur Seat • was also suggested, and men tioned in the advertisements fur subscriptions ; but the primary motive which influences a sub scriber to a testimonial in commemoration of pub lic services, and departed greatness, is a feeling and conviction of the justness of the tribute to he conferred, and the particular scite or design of the structure, 'i❑ regard to Which no absolute pledge can in fact be given, or is ever exacted, is a se condary consideration, which must be regulated by variety, of circumstances over which the sob scribers may, perhaps, have no cuntroul ; but which ohey necessarily leave to be regulated, as in the present instance, by a Committee of their own number, and of their oven election. The once-intended scite on Arthur Seat was, according to unquestinuable information, aban doned, because it could not he obtained from, but was refused by the pi oper Authority., This was of itself a sufficient reason. But, besides, the extent of funds calculated upon was inadequate to a structure sufficiently Colossal, and appropriate to the place and occasion, while very general doubts we re entertained as to the effect it might produce upon the present beautiful and impressive appear ance of that picturesque bill, the carriages to whose summit, 82 feet above the level of the sea, world have been enormously expensive. Such were the principal reasoos for aerelin quisiiing Arthur Seat, the first of which, namely, the absolute negative put upon it, was of itself perfectly conclusive. Those again,• which deter mined the Commitiee to decide in tavour of the Calton Hill, were— Ist, Its superior eligibility in point of Sea ef fect, and as a land mark, of which there cannot be a more satisfactory proof than the circumstance of the signal-_puit, wit I t was originally tried on Arthur Seat, having been moved from thence and placed on that very spot on the Calton Hill which has been seleclial for the scite of the Monument, *and where it will be seen by every ship coming up and down the Frith, " as far as eye can dart , - its vision ;" and as it is a Naval Monument, it is surely proper that those whose ,ervices chiefly contributed to its erection should derive every possible heriAr and gratification from it. • 24, tie Land , ffect, which has been studied and entlSidtreri in all it bearings,. will be very fine, particularly from various points of the great north and smith roads leading to Edinburgh. 3d, Its City, or, as Dr. JoilllSOti would say, its urban effect, will iiketviee be pecnliarly imposing, in as mrieir as it will terminate George-street, neatly in the same manner in which Nelson's Mo nument terminates Prince's -street,' and seen i towering over Sr, Audrew's-sqiiare a little to the south-of the Excise Office, it cannot fail to prove highly ornamental to that Metropolis which dr late Lord Melville represented in Parliament. many years, with great honour 4 bina . seilf and ad arantage to his country. 4(11, Its local aptitude . was •,, 4;strong #lirecom mendation in favour of the j e osen scite, for, in dependently of the facility of access by the grand approach on the swirl! side of the, Calton Hill, This Monument will make a most apprnpriate companion to the Pillar of the Great NRLsON, tire one to the South and the other to the north of the Observatory. The Statesman and' the Hero,, the former the acknowledged Benefactor, and the - letter the Idol of die Sailor, were, dar ing their lives, Friends, Compeers, and Coin ' patriots. The Monuments, therefore, of their mutual Greatness, may, it is humbly apprehended, be placed with appropriate effect near each other. The one was a Southern and the other a Northern Star ; and we are iristly entitled to add (if one may he allowed the figure) this Constellation to , our Northern Hemisphere. Lastly, The scite was approved of by several eminent architects, who have given designs for the Monument. and by many Gentlemen of ac knowledged taste. But still a cert a in degree of diversity of opinion must necessarily be expect ed to prevail, and it is impossible to look for a general coincidi.nce of. sentiment in any matter of the kind. The writer of this article can assure the subscri• tiers, that the Committee have beeu most anxious to do their duty faithfully and conscientiously, and to pay every degree of respect to their feelings and . suggestions ; and he trusts they will be pleased with the effect to be produced by a Monument, which n►ust add another splendid embellishment to " Edina, Scotia's darling seat," which may well be approached and invoked in the words of our native Bard, " All Hail thy Palaces and Towers !" Edinburgh, Feb. Lam A SUBSCRIBER. The following Leiter has appeared in several Morning Papers, &c. Sir,—Ohserring a paragraph in your Paper respecting the cure of an Hernia, performed (of a large size) by the Medical Board, at Charlotte-House, Great Charlotte-street, Black friars-road, in justice, Sir,to Messrs. COOPER and Co. I beg to ;old my personal testimony. Having been afflicted near twenty years, and deemed incurable by eminent Surgeons, I patiently bore my affliction, expecting every-boor to be my last ; I it length applied to the Medical Board, mid have rea -5911• N. pray for that excellent EstablishmeHt, for although I am near 60, I was perfectly cure& in a few weeks, and now, thank God, enjoy good health. i think, Mr. Editor, all who know me will allow that I can have no other motive for this communication than a public benefit. I am, Sir, your obedient Servant, _ Dog and Stile, near London-road, Sr. George's Fields, Ott. 1817. C. CLEVELAND. THZArRICAL . REGISTER. Performed LW Night. THEATRE lIPTAL, DRURY-LANE.—(ist time), The Bride of Ahydos : the Principal Chraeters tiv Mr. Kean and Mrs. Nlardyn. Aft,.r which, Pai :nig the VViiid. ThEATHE Ro)m„ Cove vr-GAurwrq.—(l&t time), Fazio: Gi raldi Fazio, Mr. C. Keinble ; Bianca, Miss O'Neill. After which, The Illustrious 'friveller. MAILS. ARRIVED-1 Dublin. DUE—i Waterford, 2 Guernsey and Jersey, 1 Holland, 6 Gottenburgb, 1 Haruburgh. • P RICE 0 F STOCKS o'cimeN. THIS I)AV AT Tv 3 per Cent. Red..... 80,1 8 la 3 per Cent. C0n5....804-}NO, 4 per Cent5..,.....98ii 99 5 per Cent. N.Ann. 1051 104 Bank L. Ann. so 13-161 15-16 India Bout 9Bs. 995. pr. South Sea Stock .....8;1 New Annuities "r9j Exch. Bills.. I9s. 90s. pr. Cues. fur Acc....SOiiiiiiiii HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Mottling, 42 minutes after' 3. I Evening, 7 minutes after 4 THE SUN. IMAM QUIS DICEItF. FALSUM AUDEAT LONDON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1818. The Paris Papers of Tuesday last, which were due this morning, have not come to band. THE FUNDS.—The Funds began to look up this morning. Con•,ols opened for the Account at 80i, went to and at twelve o'clock the Commis sioners gave 80.1 for Money, and were served ge nerally by the jobbers. At one Consols were 80i4 for the Account. It will be seen by our Parliamentary Report, that a Committee of Secrecy was appointed by ballot last night, in the House of Lords, to ex amine the Papers communicated by Government, and that in the Hot,se of Commons it was de cided, after some discussion, to refer the Papers to a Committee similarly chosen, which is to be hallotted for this day. The only point in the latter worth remarking upon, is the determined opposition made by Mr. TIERNEY to a measure, the counter-part of which he warmly supported in 1801, when he very ably refuted argu ments precisely similar to those which he himself put forth last night Si-1 t• LYMINGTON, FEB. 3 - -The wreck of the Bri tish Tar, which was' lost bet Ween Hurst Beach and Hurdle the other day, covers the coast for upwards of two miles :—all the crew and passen gers were drowned. The bodiep of eight men and three Ladies have been picked up, but as yet no person has arrived here to make inquiry respecting .them. Their interment is under the superits teutlance of Mr. GUY, the Lord of the Manor, and the Revenue Officers of " the Hurst Station," who have exerted themselves greatly cn this me lancholy occasion. D MOUTH, FEB. 4.—The brig Fly, of Lon . 4 • Lm AN, Master, on her voyage from Lon don to Cadiz, in ballast, drove on shore arSiapton Sands, about five miles from hence, at five o'clock in the morning ; crew saved, and most of the materials, and the vessel expected to be got off. MARGATE, -FEB. s.—Arrived in our Roads this morning the brig Mary, WILLIAMS, from Ant werp for London, with an anchor broken, and some other damage, having been run foul of by .a schooner. DEAL, FEB. s.—Sailed last night, after post, the Thetis, DENHAM, for Jamaica. Came down from the River the London, CAMPBRLL, for Ma deira and China ; Princess Amelia, RALSTON, for ditto ditto ; and several others are now working through the PORTSMOUTH, FE3. s.—Arrived his Majesty's ship Tiber from r. cruise. Sailed the Astrea and Abeona transports, with troops, for Chatham.— Rienkin of the Out ward:bou9d; the Latona, for the South Seas ; Bacchus, Hooosort, for New York : the latter yesterday lost her anchor, but got it again 'this morning. PLYMOUTH, FEB. 4.—Sailed the Policy, STA.. VERS, for the Soutli Seas, and the Java, :Umbra, for India. Ltvaaroot., FEB. 4.—Sailed the Argo, LYON, for Calcutta. THR IRISH CATHOLIC BOARD.--ne Dublin Journal says, that the Catholic Board " has dis solved itself; that it has in fact committed felo de se, for the purpose, chnonc , other reasons," or not collecting the amount of the debt which the Rev. Mr. HAYES. the Roman Catholic Agent at Rome, had conttatted there with reference to the busi ness of his mission. lt must be highly gratifying to every 'friend to the Protestant Church to see. that in the City of Bristol there are such distinguished and strenuous Laymen as its present MAYOR, arid Alderman DA NIELS, are so zealous in support of it, and manifest- . iog their attachment by withdrawing from a So ciety which endeavours to advance itself by mean artifices and falselmod. The Gentlemen above mentioned have shown their good sense, as well as resolute attachment to our — National Faith, by their zeal w give due circulation' to the admirable Protest of the Archdeacon of Bath. THE THEATRES. • DRURY-LANE. —The admirable Poem of The Bride of Abydos. by Lord BYRON, gave occasion to a Drama founded on that Poem, and taking "that title, which was brought nut last night at this Theatre. Though it is highly probable that, so beautiful a Poem, which we find has reached the Eleventh Edition, is in the bands of most of our country Readers, yet we deem it necessary to sub join the plot of the Play, that they may see how far it differs from the catastrophe of the Poem : FABLE. Selim, a young Prince, brought up as the son of Gialler, the Paella of Abydos, is in love with Zulieka, the beauteous daughter of Giaffier, and his own presumed sister. The Pa cha destines her for the wife of Osman, a powerful Chief, who comes in great pomp to receive the hand of his intended bride. In the mean time Selim Is apprised by Hassan, the keeper of the Harain, that he is only the nephew of Giailier, who has assassinated his elder brother Abdallah, the father of Senn), and usurped his rights. Under these circumstances the lovers meet, and Zulieka rows that no power shall ever compel her to become the wife of Osman. Selim is next put in possession of his whole story. In an interview with Mirza, the Pirate of the Isles, he discovers that this Pirate is Abdallah, his injured father, and a plan is laid to attack Abydos, restore the - place to its legitimate owner, and preserve Zulieka for her lover. In the mean time Zulieka flies, and joins Selim on the shore; but, being closely pursued, they are overtaken by Giallier, whose forces come up and overpower Selim, and Zulieka, to save his life, consents to wed Osman. Selim is now sent to a dungeon, and preparations are made for the marriage of Zulieka to his hated rival. Selim, by the assistance of his friend Hassan, escapes from prison in the disguise of a Dervis, but is intercepted on suspicion of being a spy, and brought before Giatlier at the wedding entertainment for examinatior. By this time the plan of attack is matured ; the castle of Abydos is attacked Selim throws off his disguise, and a furious combat ensues between him and Giatlier, which is interrupted by the arrival of the assailants with the legitimate Paella, Abdallab; at their head. Struck with horror at the presence of a brothel whom he thought dead by his hand, Giather falls senseless on the floor, and Selim rescues his beauteous Zulieka from the flames. The Poem was thus converted into a dramatic form by Mr. DIMOND, of Bath, and as it is always gratifying to find that poetical justice is main tained, we do not disapprove of the change in the catastrophe, because the Poem will cont i nue to be • the delight of the closet, while useful morals may be impressed, and amiable feelings be inculcated, ,on the stage. The pl a y was well performed, an d brought forward with beauty and magnificence of scenery. Some pleasing music composed by the veteran KELLY, who chiefly :excels ip dramatic compositions, accompanied passages in the play, and afforded Mrs. BLAND an opportunity of pleasing the audience by an interesting song.— Mrs. BELLCHAMBEHE also gave a fine specimen of her taste in an air peculiarly adapted to her ad mirable contralto voice, as well as in a duet with Mr. T. COOKE. KEAN, in Sehm ; H. JOHN STOW, iU Gioffzer ; Popa, in. Mirza ; and Mrs. MASDYN, in Zulieka, all exerted themselVes very successfully, and the play was very well received by a crowded audience. When, however, POPE came forward to announce it for repetition, a great part of the audience had the senseless folly to insult him by clamours for KEAN to perform this cere mony. • H. JOHNSTON then appeared for the same purpose, but was also outrageously rejected. At ' length KEAN came forth, was received with en thusiastn, and performed that office which had been assigned to POPE in the first instance. It is difficult to say whetherfollyor illiberality marked this treat ment of an actor whose previous merits, in the very play, independently of his lOng and respect able standing on the Stage, ought to have exempted him from such contemptible hostility. Let Mr. KEAN receive due support for his theatrical me rits, but let not a bigoted partiality be suffered to outrage the feelings of other meritorious Per formers. It would be difficult to describe the mortification which Pore oust have endured in waiting to perform the office allotted to him, amidst such turbulent opposition, as at length obliged him to retire front such a scene of illi beral uprbar, confusion, and unmerited humilia tion. COVENT-GARDEN.—The poetical merits which appear in a printed tragedy, entitled Fazio, writ ten by Mr. H. H. MILMAN, B. A. Fellow - of Brazenose College, a son of the respectable Phy sician, Sir FRANCIS MILMAN, Bart.; and which • by its literary excellence has already reached a third Edition, induced the Manager of the Bath Theatre to introduce it upon the Stage, and that example has been followed by the Manager of Covent-garden Theatre, who presented it to the poblic last night. We are sorry, however, to find, by the advertisement prefixed to the last Edition, that on both occasions the Managers had not the courtesy, or indeed the com mon civility, to ask permission of the author, or to consult him at all on the subject. This we deem a gross and inexcusable liberty. Surely the sanction of an author, who holds so re spectable a situation of lite, and who is distin guished for learning and genius, ought to have been required and obtained before any use had been made of his composition. We cannot ac count for so reprehensible a want of the common forms of politeness and liberality. Surely too, whatever alterations were deemed neces sary for stage representation ought to have been made by the Author himself. We shall not, however, dwell upon thZ latter point, because there do not appear to have been any iiverpola dons, the changes chiefly consisting of omis sions and transpositions. The case is different with The Iron Chest and The Bride of Abydos, be cause neither of these Works were taken from Plays, but one from a Novel and the other from a Poem ; but if they had both been published in a dramatic form, Mr. CoLMAN, we are sure, and Mr. DIMOND, we presume, would not have availed themselves of the Work without the full permisSion of the original authors. But to the Play,—as the publisher (Mr. MusaAY), has, doubtless, with his usual liberality, purchased the copy-right, we not detail the plot, but t • • t:. refer our neaders tritlie printed Tragedy , Cmis ing ourselves with merely giving the ii. •• DRAMATIS PERSON: .. . C. 0 , 4 0 . 0.4 /. .. Gir.tldi Fazio Grand Duke of Florence • Mr. Ear-B 11" 0t. ' / Mr. T. I ‘ l4ll. ► rik Gonsatvo Anti() Bartolo - M r . 13f.A.. ~. ~ Philario . Falsetto Bianca Aldabella N Clara Having freely delivered our s . e MNMl‘ n ‘.."lll t rrirri i s:.: ln ss.ccDF: : ::llllAt:lll.sivcic t : o : ' ing the, adoption of this play, we must t i Managers the justice to acknowledet 1 1 , have attend e d t o t h e representa ti on witicJitigfiff ~If ' in the cast o f th e c h aracters , a nd lib er 'iol the costume and scenery. Mr. C. KEIBL°;O, (• • Hero of the Piece, displayed the polders cn.,,ill' eonsplished Actor. He supported rtse 1 1 " t g 0 1 ' possible feeling and expression. He le: seconded by Miss O'Neft.t.. who po , ve rltl isil fated the feelings of the audience. Th e re c iji part of Aldabella, w h o i s t h e Mil/w°° d ° f° C life, was well rerformed by Mrs FaticiT ri ' ll ,: l7 , ". Tote BLANCH A RD to the brief character of Ha t- l ll `,l should DURUSET, for Isis acting as i‘ellr f s o i rf o lj ol d and CONNOR, pass without a constnern' a i 4 0, tice. The play itself is rec0mm5"(;e0.1,,,..,, only by its poetical beauties, the s f i rli' of its style, which is absolutely r`i sc j i after the tedious pedantry and outrage'l lg e try, . ness of some recent compositions of t ',,',Ofr kind, but by the strong and deep iftt ere ; . B t l A story, and we cars assure our Readers 1'1501,, calculated to excite their sympathy to P et : si c rep less than by all the adseititious aid of s ceni ,d . sentation. The House was crovrtled'., t h I / Play was anno unce d f or repetition of hearty and u nan i mous concurren ce 0 ' ~y/i dience.—We deem it not inspro ) er, by "'e reprehe ns iv e 'warning, to suirjoitt the, acct i meat prefixed to the thi r d e di t i o n of ol e , e i ' "The Au th or of F az i o b egs l eave to s tate, the "ell tij lentation of his Play, a t B at h, an d i n Lott O n ' i 4 o# l ' without his concurr ence ; h e h as not b een e 010111" y r 4 i subject, and totally disclaims the alterations vvi acili derstands, have been made." ..,1 CORN-EXCH A N GE , FEB. 6.—We I)'" 1 ,„ 111 : 3 0 4. few fresh Arriv a l s s i nce M on day, cal ls q l the Wheat T ra d e t hi s moriling wf's bris- :41 41; tter'' somefew fine sampl e s t ) bt a i ne d rat her be Fine Barley is full a s d ear; is ste3(l 4l/ Peaie. Beans, and Oats, there is no M ate° nation. " Her MAJESTY is expected to hold a D rily' I Room in about a fortnight. for, T -- IM PRINCE. RE GENT returns to to". 0,1 season on Sandi (Sr M on d ay ne xt ; Thursday his Royal Highness will•hold I 'l4 LADY CASTLEREAGH'S ROUT --ger A r commenced her elegant p ar ti es V ir , A" P evening with a R out , w hi c h was atten° 4— the tashionables at present in town. THE PRINCESS C HARL OTTE.--4r US to find that, 'as far as their talents w titeeniprie re Q s f pe , all t t for the m em ory °. 104011 clas ses have been ' l)%i his r scope, testify mented Princess. An Irish ClergYt""' learning and po e ti ca l ta l ents are we ll 1)° ,,: e 0: 0 ) fn i s h r F displayed his graphi c p owers a l so in °l f a Drawing of th e d e p ar t e d P r i n cess, an",;oild' so exact in resembl a n c e, th a t w e hoP=', l ,o' induced to give it un i versa l circulation b y graving. r e tl: ( 1 Sir JAMES MACKINTOSH', M.P. late 1 14 7. - bO 4 l , Bombay, has been appointed Professor (11 ;0 1 the East India College, Herts, on the res. ' t o f f i of E. CHR ISTIAN , E sq . By a letter from Boulogne, dated 0 " last, we learn the w eat h er h as been 111° i i,e 1 ;;# pestuou., along the F renc h coas t, during yn g week. On Saturday afterno on a sinogg tje ff set was lost within a staue's throw ° I I 7 1 Head, and we reg r e t to state , t hat th e a crew, consisting of nine Englishmen ti Frenchman, perished. 3 (1 " That. fine Rifle Battalion of the 60t ht is ordered to be reduced ; an d it i s th'oug-i tes the 4th Battalion will s oon s h are t h e sa i rne ' 6 o l ) Mr. JOHN SHEET, said to he the onla re nt i o ing soldier of those employed finde r WOLFE, at the siege of Quebec, died a ago at Cannock, in Staffordshire, in the 67'.g'1' uccu of his age. He h a d • farm the p 4ed a 11 about fifty years. lay ROBBERY EXT RAORDINARY . WCIIOES('-°,O • 1. beautiful and v a l ua bl e b arge beloogl e ^, o to r ol Grocer's Company w as ent i re l y divested b 9 ar, robbers of the plate glass with which it s ' ° l so l l mented, and the value of which exceede" The vessel was placed- for safety under,ll ie Mr. Roberts, a respectable boat builder, by him secured in a bar ge -h ouse , n ear t r 6 bi e Stairs, Lambeth. N o di scovery has Ye: made of the daring robbers. • MELANCHOLY EVENT.—The follow lll 7,lit o distressing occurrence took place last 11.L r ok t. DAVID MILNE, EN. an eminent insursnce-bi was at LLOYD'S yesterday transacting hi s 1 1 ,,:it,,0 in perfect health and spirits ; at. five o'c's - i jit' went to the Albion Tavern, where he di fle o lg l3( a party of fri en d s . N ot coming home a ll the greatest alarm and anxiety was exr ei gt el', by his family, and messengers were di s l ) , - ,40; early this morning in all directions to s s ; tip ji the cause of his absence. We lament to s' 4 J o '.s',l information has just been received at 1 -J l ' °l. pnc / il the body being'taken out of the River at 5e head, but we have not ascertained the c 3 ,11 - 0, 01 the melancholy catastrophe. The decease" hi: gentleman much r e sp ecte d i n t h e City, °tell; regret to add, has left a widow and twelve. dren to bewail his loss. Ali BIRTH °f Sir - On Wednesday last, the 4th i ns t an t, th e Lady ander Hood, Bart. of a daughter. LONDON: Printed by.). B. CARSTAIItS, ut No. ' 29 '101 Ormond -street, -square; and publiitied 1)11, SCRIPPS, Of No. 7,- Small 5101 ton-street, at Ttij i ji Mice, No. 112. Strand; where Adveltiseatenth , Letters &c. (post-paid) must be addressed. C , e t • .ti kr, In I), • A hi; ; t , , L„ "~